The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-01
QUITE CURED.

Major Henderson was the most OBJ
stinate man imaginable. Fora whole
hour Lieutenant Mapleson tried to
convince him that it was the hand and
heart OF Maude Henderson for which
he was pleading. her comfortable little
fortune being matter about which he
was supremacy Indifferent. At the ex-
piration OF the hour Major Hender-
sons decision remained unchanged.
"Save n thousand pounds as a
proof OF your attachment to my niece,
and will give my consent to your
marriage with her. Under no other
circumstances will | do So" This
was the extent to which the Major
would commit himself.
Save thousand pounds indeed!
Why, million would be equally pos
sfble TO a man OF refined tastes with
but paltry two hundred II year or so
besides his pay.
Maude wayLald her lover outside the
library door. Very pretty she looked
as she listened to dear Jacks angry
protestations, her cheeks flushed, and
her brown eyes filling with tears.
"You will be true to me,my darling"
pleaded the impecunious Lieutenant,
as his arm stole around her waist and
his tawny mustacbe pressed her rosy
lips.
True to him? Indeed and indeed she
would be.
"You know, dearest, you will be
twenty-one in a lortnieht's time and
your own mistress. My sweet one
will fly with her poor loving Jack
then; won't she?"
"Yes"-rather obviously. 1t was
hard to PIT aside the prospect OF be-
ing followed to the altar by bevy OF
dainty arrayed bridesmaids, al
though she was so deeply in love.
True, she would soon be OF age, and
consequently her own mistress. but
what would that fact avail her il she
were miles away from her lover'
And such indeed seemed likely to
be the case, for her uncle car
riua ,ef of to u small village
In North Wales the day after
L.au;un..nt Mapleson had been
told OF his fate. OF course she lett n
note behind for dearest Jack, telling
him the name OF the village to which
thew were going and earnestly beg
ging aim TO do something" although
she could think OF nothing practical
to suggest.
On the morning OF her twenty-first
birthday Maude came down to break
fast looking fresh, and even n little
happy. She had honestly tried to be
miserable for n whole fortnight, and
had succeeded for two days. With
youtl. and health on ones side it is al
most impossible to be thoroughly out
OF spirits for any length of time, how
ever much one may be experiencing
the truth OF the proverb about true
lcva &c
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daughter brought in the coffee and
rolls. "Airs. Evans, opposite, has let
her front rooms, Miss" she volunteer
ed. "a Gentleman all by himselfcame
and took them last night"
a gentleman, and alonel Maude's
epIrits rose. Ibid you happen to
hear Mrs. Evans say what her new
lodcer is like? suppose" added
naughty, deceitful Maude, che is an
elderly eentlemaly"
"Yes, MISS, quite. He's bit lame.
walks with a stick. and has a long.
eray beard. His names Mr.. Browne"
Mande's spirits Tell again. At break
fast, however. she mentioned the new
arrival to her uncle.
Major Henderson was beginning to
end North Wales little dull. so he
listened rather readily, thinking that
thor rnight perhaps be prospect OF
having some one with whom TO smoke
s1riendly PIPE.